AND NORTHERN GUZERAT. 5 
803.—Pavo cristatus, Lin. 
The Common Peacock is very plentiful in most parts of 
the country, abounding in the jungles at the foot of Aboo. 
In the neighbourhood of villages it becomes quite domestic in 
its habits, but in the jungle it is one of the wariest and shyest 
birds we have. 
[ Unknown in Sindh, so far as I am at present informed. 
Throughout the rest of the region more or less sacred in the 
estimation of the people and consequently very common where- 
ever there is the least cover.— A. O. H 
813.—Gallus Sonneratii, Temm. 
The Grey Jungle Fowl, one of the finest game birds in India, 
is common all along the Aravalli range, even in the jungles at 
the foot of Aboo, where it is so much persecuted. It is not 
as common at Aboo, that is, actually on the hill, as it ought 
to be, owing to the merciless way it has been destroyed of late 
years both by European and Native shikarees, however its fine 
wild crow may still be heard of a morning and evening in 
the breeding season in many parts of the hill, and now that 
game laws, or rather I should say a close season, has been 
introduced in the Serohi State making the destruction of jungle 
fowl, spur fowl, partridges, and hares between the 1st May and 
the 1st September a penal offence, we may expect them to 
increase again shortly. 
[Quite an outlier at Aboo; unknown throughout the rest 
of the region. Captain Butler says it is “ common all along the 
Aravalli range, ” but I have never met with it northwards or 
eastwards of Erinpoora, and I have explored the Aravallis 
pretty exhaustively.—A. O. H.] 
814.—Galloperdix spadiceus, G'mel. 
The Red Spur Fowl is also common all along the Aravallis. 
It is usually found singly or in pairs and breeds like the last 
species during the hot weather. I have never seen the nest, 
but have often seen the chicks with the old birds shortly after 
they have been hatched in May and June. 
[The same remarks apply to this species as to the last. I 
think it isa mistake to say that this species is common all 
along the Aravallis. Ihave never seen or heard of this east- 
wards or northwards of Erinpoorah, but the main portion 
of the Aravallis lies north and east of this latter place. A. O. H.] 
818.—Francolinus vulgaris, Steph. 
The Black Partridge is rare. I had one, sent to me last year 
for inspection, that was shot within two miles of Deesa, and 
